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View synonyms for does

does

1

[ dohz ]

noun

  1. a plural of doe.


does

2

[ duhz ]

verb

  1. a third person singular present indicative of do 1.

does

1

/ dʊəs /

noun

  1. taboo.
    a foolish or despicable person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


does

2

/ dʌz /

verb

  1. used with a singular noun or the pronounshe, she, or it a form of the present tense (indicative mood) of do 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of does1

Afrikaans
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Example Sentences

The how-does-the-show-survive-without-Cowell talk was probably overstated to begin with.

And all the fal-lals and di-does they larn em in high school now doesnt amount to a row of pins in practical life.

D-d-does it m-m-make any difference w-w-h-i-ch side you get on?

Does youth, does beauty, read the line?Does sympathetic fears their breasts alarm?Speak, dead Maria!

"Put him down now, Mrs. Molly, and come and say other how-do-you-does," he called softly.

But Donahue, bein' a quite man, niver minded that, but let her go on with her do-se-does an' bought her a bicycle.

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doer and gonedoes, doesn't